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Ballan Shire Historical Society
Badge - Ballan Shire Council name badges, cuff links and tie pin, 1980s
... Ballan Shire Council name badges, cuff links and tie pin....Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...A set of cuff links, two name badges and a tie pin.johnson jeremy, johnson anne -
Ballan Shire Historical Society
Craft - Wool Mural - Ballan District, 1982
... Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...The Mural is a picture in wool of the origin of the Ballan district and is made of pure wool donated by local growers.The centre panel is a reproduction of a sketch by Emma von Stieglitz in 1852 of the Ballan General Store. The ram's heads symbolise the importance of wool to the area and the circular shapes the transport of the day. Mrs Grace Slocombe designed the Mural, fifty-three local craftswomen (and one man) began the work in November 1981, and the finished work was exhibited at the 1982 Ballan Arcadian Arts Festival. The Mural was also exhibited at the 1982 Royal Melbourne Show then went on a tour of of various country areas in Victoria. It now hangs in the Ballan Old Courthouse.The Mural is significant to the local area.A text document on the story of the Wool Mural made for the Ballan Arcadian Festival in 1982.ballan art and craft society, grace slocombe, kathy diamond, enid swan, jessie mclean, joyce strickland, margaret young, cynthia ranken, dorie young, wool, wool mural -
Ballan Shire Historical Society
Painting, Edward Bonveventure Heffernan, Hanrahans Hotel, 1986
... Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...An original watercolour painting surrounded by a white backing under glass in a plain brown timber frame'Present site of Hudsons Hotel'. Edward Heffernan 86 Corner of Inglis and Stead St. 1914 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Ballan Shire historical Society, Direct Line Centenary 1889-1989 the opening of the Ballan-Bacchus Marsh Railway, 1989
... Ballan Shire historical Society...-Bacchus Marsh Railway Book Ballan Shire historical Society ...A history of the railway from Ballan to Bacchus Marsh to celebrate the centenary of the opening in 1889.ill, p.23.non-fictionA history of the railway from Ballan to Bacchus Marsh to celebrate the centenary of the opening in 1889.railroad construction - victoria - history, ballarat railway - victoria - history